IIIMY OWN RACE:
6 ANDREW SHORT
10TH PLACE
"I'm really happy to get to the end of
this year's Dakar—it's been a long race,
good fun, but very tough for me, I had
a lot of challenges," said the former
supercross and motocross star. "The
first week in the north was beau ful—
I've never raced anywhere like it. I had
some issues in those first few days that
really put me on the back foot for the
rest of the event. It took a lot out of
me as you prepare all year for this race,
and to have such a big knock so early
on was tough. This is only my third Da-
kar, and I'm s ll learning. A two-week
event like this is certainly different
from a one-week world champion-
ship event, and you have to be able
to gauge your speed the whole way
through. I definitely want to be back
here next year for Dakar 2021."
59 SKYLER HOWES
9TH PLACE
"We made it! All I can say is thank you
to everyone for the encouragement,
the support, and all the love," said Sky-
ler (Klymciw Racing) on his Instagram.
"Coming home with a ninth overall fin-
ish at the Dakar Rally is a dream come
true. And to top it off, I was able to win
the privateer category, being the first
non-factory elite racer. Thank you to
Garre Poucher, and the mechanics
keeping me in it. And a big thank you
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Toby Price had
a monumental
Dakar and took
third overall.
Stage Three
The win also marked the first
time KTM has been beaten in the
Dakar in an incredible 18 years, a
win streak that is very unlikely ever
to be broken.
"This is a great result for Honda,
who have been trying to achieve
this target since 2013," said HRC
Director, Tetsuhiro Kuwata. "We
have to thank everybody who has
been involved in this project since
then, especially Paulo Goncalves,
who was a great professional and
a good rider. We wish to thank
Across 12 stages, Brabec's
scorecard reads 2-11-1-5-4-1-5-4-
2-10-2, with Stage Eight canceled
as a mark of respect to former
HRC teammate Paulo Goncalves,
who was fatally injured following a
crash on Stage Seven (see side-
bar). That gave Brabec a healthy
16-minute, 26-second advantage
at the final flag ahead of Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna Factory Rac-
ing's Pablo Quintanilla and two-
time Dakar champion, Red Bull
KTM's Toby Price.
